Mushrooms is the best one IMO. Nice composition and crisp; too bad about the smudge in the middle.
Statue second best - this subject might be better with less-soft lighting. Also the debris is distracting.

I like the pictures with the boats (they are nicely composed and have interesting lighting), but they could do with some post-processing to lighten the shadows. Do you use take photographs in raw mode and post-process them?

I like the pictures with the boats (they are nicely composed and have interesting lighting), but they could do with some post-processing to lighten the shadows. Do you use take photographs in raw mode and post-process them?

Photoshop is not a raw processing application - if you do decide to use raw mode (as I recommend), you will need to use Lightroom (or another raw processor) to process them.

For your existing photographs, you could use either Photoshop or Lightroom, although it is probably easier still to use Lightroom - although you will have far less latitude in processing them from jpegs than had you taken them in raw format.

These are very good beginner shots. I won't restate what others have already said about the pics but I do agree with them.

For the low light shots I would recommend you try bracketing. This will give you the shot as the camera exposes it as well as over and under exposed shots. You can also try using the exposure lock. Aim at a darker place{with little or no sky in the frame} and then push the AE lock button. Then recompose and take the shot. For your shots it would over expose the sky a bit but it will also bring out the details in the foreground{which is your subject and very important}.

On the bench shot you cropped off part of the bench. It is better to allow a little extra in the shot and then crop in post.

It is good that you are experimenting and going out and shooting - that is how you get better.

Photoshop is not a raw processing application - if you do decide to use raw mode (as I recommend), you will need to use Lightroom (or another raw processor) to process them.

For your existing photographs, you could use either Photoshop or Lightroom, although it is probably easier still to use Lightroom - although you will have far less latitude in processing them from jpegs than had you taken them in raw format.

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WHAT? Photoshop will process RAW or at least the subprogram "Camera RAW" will. It is included with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. It is somewhat similar to Lightroom although not as easy to use.

I do recommend however that somebody use Lightroom instead of Photoshop unless they need the features that Photoshop offers{selection and layers primarily}.

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